відставати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ става́ти (staváty) or відста́ти (vidstáty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian отстава́ть (otstavátʹ), Belarusian адстава́ць (adstavácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲid͡zstɐˈʋate]
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Verb

відстава́ти • (vidstavátyimpf (perfective відста́ти) (intransitive, + від + genitive)

  1. to fall away (become detached)
  2. to fall behind, to lag, to lag behind (fail to keep up with)
  3. to be left behind
  4. to fall behind, to lag, to lag behind, to trail behind (be progressively below average in performance)
  5. (colloquial) to break off (end a relationship)
  6. (colloquial) to leave alone, to let alone, to stop annoying

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